Yōichi Higashi

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Yōichi Higashi
Born(1934-11-14)14 November 1934
Kimino, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Died21 January 2026(2026-01-21) (aged 91)
OccupationFilm director

Yōichi Higashi (東陽一, Higashi Yōichi; 14 November 1934 – 21 January 2026) was a Japanese film director. He began his career working on documentaries at Iwanami Productions but, after going independent, turned to fiction film. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for Yasashii Nipponjin in 1971,[1] and then the award for Best Director at the 17th Hochi Film Awards for The River with No Bridge.[2]

In 1996, he won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival for the film Village of Dreams.[3]

Higashi died on 21 January 2026, at the age of 91.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  2. ↑ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Berlinale: 1996 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Eiga kantoku no higashiyōichi-san shikyo "sādo" "hashinonaikawa"" 映画監督の東陽一さん死去 「サード」「橋のない川」 [Yoichi Azuma, film director of "The Third" and "River Without a Bridge," passes away]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.